Bowl Games
Dec 31
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)
Tulsa (6-2) vs Mississippi State (3-7)
— Tulsa lost its first game, its last game, went 6-0 in between.
— Golden Hurricane scored 31.2 ppg in its four wins, 7-24 in losses.
— Golden Hurricane has 9 starters back on offense, 4 starters back on defense.
— Tulsa has 65 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Tulsa’s senior QB has 30 career starts.
— Tulsa covered eight of ten games this season.
— Tulsa is 3-2 in last five bowls, scoring 52-55 points in last two.
— Mississippi State lost six of its last eight games.
— Bulldogs are 1-7 when they score fewer than 41 points.
— Mike Leach has a 7-8 record SU in bowl games.
— MSU has 6 starters back on offense, 5 starters back on defense.
— Rebels have 91 returning starts on the offensive line.
— MSU has switched to a freshman QB; he’s started seven games.
— Seven of their last nine games stayed under total.
— Bulldogs lost last two bowls, 27-22/38-28; underdogs covered their last four bowl games.
Arizona Bowl
San Jose State (7-0) vs Ball State (6-1)
— San Jose went undefeated, with all their wins by 10+ points.
— Spartans are 4-0 away from home, scoring 31.8 ppg.
— Spartans have 6 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— San Jose has 72 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Spartans have a senior QB with 17 career starts- he used to play at Arkansas.
— San Jose is 6-0-1 ATS this season.
— Spartans are in their first bowl since 2015; they’re 7-3 all-time in bowls.
— San Jose won its last four bowls; their last bowl loss was 1987.
— Ball State won its last six games, after losing their opener.
— Cardinals gave 449+ TY in four of last six games.
— Ball State has 7 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— Cardinals have 79 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Ball State has a senior QB with 25 starts.
— This is Ball State’s first winning season since 2013.
— Cardinals are 4-0 ATS as an underdog this year.
— Ball State is 0-7 all-time in bowls; their last bowl was 2013.
Liberty Bowl (@ Memphis)
West Virginia (5-4) vs Army (9-2)
— West Virginia is 5-0 when it runs for 100+ yards, 0-4 when they do not.
— WVU is 1-3 this season in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
— Mountaineers have 8 starters back on offense, 6 starters back on defense.
— WVU has 37 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Mountaineers have a junior QB who has started 30 games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in West Virginia’s last seven games.
— Mountaineers lost last three bowls, giving up 31.7 ppg.
— It is difficult to prepare for the option on short notice.
— Misleading record; Army has four wins vs I-AA teams.
— Cadets ran ball for 243+ yards in five of last six games.
— Army has 5 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— Cadets have 55 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Army has a junior QB with 17 career starts.
— Cadets beat Navy 15-0, Air Force 10-7, their rivalry games.
— Army was held to 10-12 points in losses at Cincinnati/Tulane.
— Cadets won last four bowls; they were an underdog in two of them.
Dec 31
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)
Tulsa (6-2) vs Mississippi State (3-7)
— Tulsa lost its first game, its last game, went 6-0 in between.
— Golden Hurricane scored 31.2 ppg in its four wins, 7-24 in losses.
— Golden Hurricane has 9 starters back on offense, 4 starters back on defense.
— Tulsa has 65 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Tulsa’s senior QB has 30 career starts.
— Tulsa covered eight of ten games this season.
— Tulsa is 3-2 in last five bowls, scoring 52-55 points in last two.
— Mississippi State lost six of its last eight games.
— Bulldogs are 1-7 when they score fewer than 41 points.
— Mike Leach has a 7-8 record SU in bowl games.
— MSU has 6 starters back on offense, 5 starters back on defense.
— Rebels have 91 returning starts on the offensive line.
— MSU has switched to a freshman QB; he’s started seven games.
— Seven of their last nine games stayed under total.
— Bulldogs lost last two bowls, 27-22/38-28; underdogs covered their last four bowl games.
Arizona Bowl
San Jose State (7-0) vs Ball State (6-1)
— San Jose went undefeated, with all their wins by 10+ points.
— Spartans are 4-0 away from home, scoring 31.8 ppg.
— Spartans have 6 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— San Jose has 72 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Spartans have a senior QB with 17 career starts- he used to play at Arkansas.
— San Jose is 6-0-1 ATS this season.
— Spartans are in their first bowl since 2015; they’re 7-3 all-time in bowls.
— San Jose won its last four bowls; their last bowl loss was 1987.
— Ball State won its last six games, after losing their opener.
— Cardinals gave 449+ TY in four of last six games.
— Ball State has 7 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— Cardinals have 79 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Ball State has a senior QB with 25 starts.
— This is Ball State’s first winning season since 2013.
— Cardinals are 4-0 ATS as an underdog this year.
— Ball State is 0-7 all-time in bowls; their last bowl was 2013.
Liberty Bowl (@ Memphis)
West Virginia (5-4) vs Army (9-2)
— West Virginia is 5-0 when it runs for 100+ yards, 0-4 when they do not.
— WVU is 1-3 this season in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
— Mountaineers have 8 starters back on offense, 6 starters back on defense.
— WVU has 37 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Mountaineers have a junior QB who has started 30 games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in West Virginia’s last seven games.
— Mountaineers lost last three bowls, giving up 31.7 ppg.
— It is difficult to prepare for the option on short notice.
— Misleading record; Army has four wins vs I-AA teams.
— Cadets ran ball for 243+ yards in five of last six games.
— Army has 5 starters back on offense, 7 starters back on defense.
— Cadets have 55 returning starts on the offensive line.
— Army has a junior QB with 17 career starts.
— Cadets beat Navy 15-0, Air Force 10-7, their rivalry games.
— Army was held to 10-12 points in losses at Cincinnati/Tulane.
— Cadets won last four bowls; they were an underdog in two of them.
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